Acting
Sonia Braga
EN, PT, ES cinema · 61 credits
Born
8 June 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
Also known as Соня Брага · Sônia María Campos Braga · Sonia Maria Campos Braga · سونیا براگا · Sônia Braga
Sônia Maria Campos Braga (born June 8, 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She's known for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and Moon over Parador (1988). She received a BAFTA Award nomination in 1981 for Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands (first released in 1976). She was nominated for an Emmy Award and a third Golden Globe Award for her role in for the 1994 television film The Burning Season. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her #24 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century.
Known for
Filmography
The First Omen
as Sister Silva
Pictures of Ghosts
as Self (archive footage)
A dama de todos
as The Lady in Archive Footage
Shotgun Wedding
as Renata Ortiz
Fatima
as Sister Lucia
Babenco: Tell Me When I Die
as Self (archive footage)
Neville D'Almeida: Chronicler of Beauty and Chaos
as Self (archive footage)
The Jesus Rolls
as Mother
Bacurau
as Domingas
Bacurau no Mapa
as Self
Wonder
as Grans
Aquarius
as Clara
Emoticon
as Sonia
The Wine of Summer
as Eliza
The Ordained
as Magalys
Meddling Mom
as Carmen Vega
Invisible World
as Segment "Kreuko"
Feijoada Completa
as Celeste
Lope: The Outlaw
as Paquita
Bordertown
as Teresa Casillas
The Hottest State
as Mrs. Garcia
Sea of Dreams
as Nurka
Scene Stealers
as Celia Crouch
Testosterone
as Pablo's mother
Empire
as Iris
Angel Eyes
as Josephine Pogue
Perfume
as Irene Mancini
Posthumous Memories
as Marcela
The Judge
as Lily Acosta
Money Play$
as Irene
For All - O Trampolim da Vitória
Associate Producer
Tieta of Agreste
as Antonieta Esteves Cantarelli (Tieta), Co-Producer
Two Deaths
as Ana Puscasu
The Burning Season
as Regina de Carvalho
Roosters
as Juana Morales
The Rookie
as Liesl
Moon Over Parador
as Madonna
The Milagro Beanfield War
as Ruby Archuleta
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains
as Emily Del Pino Pacheco
Kiss of the Spider Woman
as Leni Lamaison / Marta / Spider Woman
Gabriela
as Gabriela
I Love You
as Maria
Lady on the Bus
as Solange, Associate Producer
Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
as Dona Flor 'Florípides' Guimarães
O Casal
as Maria Lúcia
Mestiça, a Escrava Indomável
as Mestiça
A Moreninha
as Carolina, a Moreninha
Cleo e Daniel
as Sandra
The Red Light Bandit
as Victim (as Sonia Braga)
